Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace has become a dangerous threat in Hugh Freeze's read-option, a running scheme that has caused many long nights for opposing defensive coordinators.

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When Ole Miss went 52 yards in seven plays to score its first touchdown against Southeast Missouri, it used one offensive concept: The read-option.

Every play, from midfield to inside the 5-yard-line, was a form of the play, where the quarterback reads the edge defender and decides whether to hand the ball off or keep it himself. So, when Ole Miss took the field again a few minutes later, Southeast Missouri was ready.

SEMO had its nickel corner staring down Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace, and when Wallace pulled back from a potential handoff to running back Jeff Scott, he saw the nickel corner ...